A 78-year-old retired police officer who has to leave his house of nearly 50 years won a four-year battle in court.

Dennis Hollidayoke, a retired Anne Arundel County police officer, must vacate his home, but he said the four-year court battle over mortgage loans was worse.

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Hollidayoke's attorney, Phillip Robinson, said Hollidayoke was seeking security in retirement and was enticed into taking out a loan in October 2006 and another five months later.

Hollidayoke filed suit against Annapolis mortgage broker Brian Blonder and won. On Wednesday, a jury sided with Hollidayoke, rejecting the Blonder's claims and deciding Hollidayoke never should have received the two loans given to him.

"I can't even explain it," Hollidayoke said. "You'd have to go through it to know just how bad it was. I was kind of nervous but I've been through it so long I was just numb to it."

"What this case is about is a licensed Maryland mortgage broker arranged two loans which the jury found to be unfair and deceptive under Maryland law," Robinson said. "They were inappropriate, not suitable for his circumstances."

Robinson said his client could afford the original mortgage of $60,000, but agreed to two payment option arm loans.

"He now has a mortgage of $460,000," Robinson said.

Robinson said a reverse mortgage would have been better but it was never offered. An Anne Arundel County jury agreed that Blonder violated Maryland's consumer protection, finder's fee and real estate settlement procedures laws. The jury awarded Hollidayoke more than $342,000 in damages.

"Oh, I was glad. I was ready to hit the ceiling," Hollidayoke said.

When the 11 News I-Team contacted Blonder at his current workplace, he declined comment on the advice of his attorney.

Robinson said there is a message from this case: "We want people to trust but verify. Get someone else to do a second opinion."

Blonder can appeal the case, but Robinson said he doesn't think the case will be reversed on appeal.